Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Bacteroides m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bacteroidaceae – species constitute about 30 percent of gut flora. [1919]

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom; Bacteroidetes - phylum; Bacteroidetes - class; Bacteroidales - order; Bacteroidaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Bacteroides fragilis (and many others)